2 died in Comilla road crash

Two were died in a head-on collision between a truck and a pick-up van on Comilla-Brahmanbaria highway in Jaforganj area of Debidwar upazila in Comilla early Thursday.

Shahjahan Khan, inspector of Mirpur Highway Police outpost of the upazila, said the accident took place around 2:00 am in the area when a Comilla-bound truck collided head-on with Brahmanbaria-bound pick-up van, leaving Salauddin, 22, the owner and driver of the pick-up van and its helper Abul Mia, 30, dead on the spot.

Salauddin, son of Abu Hanif hailed from Balibari village while Abul Mia, son of Moharram Ali from Ghosna village of the upazila.

On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Comilla Medical College and Hospital for autopsy, the police official added.

A case was filed in this connection.

Source: unb